Afghanistan : the Soviet invasion and the Afghan response, 1979-1982 /

Afghanistan : the Soviet invasion and the Afghan response, 1979-1982 /

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Author / Creator:	Kakar, M. Hasan.
Edition:	[Pbk. ed., 1997].
Imprint:	Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, 1997, ©1995.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 380 pages) : maps
Language:	English
Subject:	Afghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989. Afghanistan. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11107572

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ISBN:	9780520919143 0520919149 0585249768 9780585249766 0520085914 0520208935 9780520085916 0520085914 9780520208933 0520208935
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-364) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"Few people are more respected or better positioned to speak on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan than M. Hassan Kakar. A professor at Kabul University and scholar of Afghanistan affairs at the time of the 1978 coup d'état, Kakar vividly describes the events surrounding the Soviet invasion in 1979 and the encounter between the military superpower and the poorly armed Afghans. The events that followed are carefully detailed, with eyewitness accounts and authoritative documentation that provide an unparalleled view of this historical moment. Because of his prominence Kakar was at first treated with deference by the Marxist government and was not imprisoned, although he openly criticized the regime. When he was put behind bars the outcry from scholars all over the world possibly saved his life. In prison for five years, he continued collecting information, much of it from prominent Afghans of varying political persuasions who were themselves prisoners. Kakar brings firsthand knowledge and a historian's sensibility to his account of the invasion and its aftermath. This is both a personal document and a historical one - Kakar lived through the events he describes, and his concern for human rights rather than party politics infuses his writing. As Afghans and the rest of the world try to make sense of Afghanistan's recent past, Kakar's voice will be one of those most listened to"--Publisher's description.
Other form:	Print version: Kakar, M. Hasan. Afghanistan. [Pbk. ed., 1997]. Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, 1997, ©1995 0520085914

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Summary:	Few people are more respected or better positioned to speak on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan than M. Hassan Kakar. A professor at Kabul University and scholar of Afghanistan affairs at the time of the 1978 coup d'état, Kakar vividly describes the events surrounding the Soviet invasion in 1979 and the encounter between the military superpower and the poorly armed Afghans. The events that followed are carefully detailed, with eyewitness accounts and authoritative documentation that provide an unparalleled view of this historical moment.<br> <br> Because of his prominence Kakar was at first treated with deference by the Marxist government and was not imprisoned, although he openly criticized the regime. When he was put behind bars the outcry from scholars all over the world possibly saved his life. In prison for five years, he continued collecting information, much of it from prominent Afghans of varying political persuasions who were themselves prisoners.<br> <br> Kakar brings firsthand knowledge and a historian's sensibility to his account of the invasion and its aftermath. This is both a personal document and a historical one--Kakar lived through the events he describes, and his concern for human rights rather than party politics infuses his writing. As Afghans and the rest of the world try to make sense of Afghanistan's recent past, Kakar's voice will be one of those most listened to.<br> <br> Few people are more respected or better positioned to speak on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan than M. Hassan Kakar. A professor at Kabul University and scholar of Afghanistan affairs at the time of the 1978 coup d'état, Kakar vividly describes the eve
Physical Description:	1 online resource (x, 380 pages) : maps
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-364) and index.
ISBN:	9780520919143 0520919149 0585249768 9780585249766 0520085914 0520208935 9780520085916 9780520208933